Athletics Department. Sports Information and Promotion Records
This collection contains materials related to the marketing and promotion of sports and athletic-related activities at Wake Forest University. Included in this collection are the athletics department publication, The Deacons, that was published from 1981 to 1991. Also included are year-end awards ceremonies materials, photographs, and communications materials such as mailers and recruitment information.
Biographical and Historical Note
Information and promotional materials are used for Wake Forest University sporting events and student-athlete recruitment. As the budget for the atlhetics department has increased throughout the history of Wake Forest's participation in intercollegiate athletics, the university creates materials that share information regarding the university's resourses for student-athlete development and events such as games, matches, and recognition ceremonies.
Collection Overview
This collection documents materials used in the promotion and marketing of the Wake Forest University Department of Athletics. Included in this collection are publications, photographs, communications material, as well as athletic awards ceremonies and events materials. Many of these records are disseminated from the Office of Communications for the athletics department.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by Ashelee Gerald Hill, 2025 July
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright notice
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- Athletics Department. Sports Information and Promotion Records (RG 21.15), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.